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PSYCH 2035 CHAPTER 1 TEST BANK QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
According to Schwartz, increased freedom of choice available in modern societies
a) has resulted in improved mental health
b) has enhanced tranquility
c) has led to fewer post decision regrets
d) has contributed to depression and anxiety ANS - d) has contributed to depression and anxiety
the technological advances of the past century, impressive though they may be, have not led to
perceptible improvement in our collective health and happiness. This issue is known as the
a) approach-avoidance conflict
b) paradox of progress
c) self-realization dilemma
d) correlation limitation ANS - b) paradox of progress
True or false: societal advances have provided us the increased freedom to choose between multiple
alternatives in a variety of contexts. This choice overload appears to be positively correlated with
rumination, post decision, and anticipated regret ANS - true
The paradox of progress is the notion that ___________________
a) for every step forward, we take two steps back
b) despite unparalleled advances in technology, we seem to have more social and personal difficulties
c) our biggest problems now involve making technology work properly
d) technology has prolonged life for many people, causing environmental problems ANS - b) despite
unparalleled advances in technology, we seem to have more social and personal difficulties
True or false: despite having information at our fingertips through smartphone devices, most of us still
complain about not having enough access to information ANS - false
Modern Western society has made extraordinary technological progress
,a) and, therefore, has seen decreases in social problems
b) but social and personal problems seem more prevalent and more prominent
c) and, therefore, has seen a boom in time spent engaging in leisure activities
d) but social and personal problems are just as prevalent as they were in the past ANS - b) but social
and personal problems seem more prevalent and more prominent
Modern technology has provided us with
a) less control in our lives
b) lower costs financially and within our personal lives as well
c) countless time-saving devices
d) improved mental health and happiness ANS - c) countless time-saving devices
On the way to work, Brice went to a new coffeehouse. The barista told him that there were seven
different ways that his morning cup of coffee could be prepared. According to research, it is MOST
reasonable to expect that he will experience ____________________
a) choice overload
b) postdescision regret
c) a depletion of mental resources
d) irritation ANS - a) choice overload
The range of life choices has
a) barely changed in the past century.
b) made life much easier for everyone.
c) increased in recent decades.
d) decreased in recent decades. ANS - c) increased in recent decades.
Many social critics believe that the quality of our lives
a) has increased and our sense of personal fulfilment has declined
b) has decreased and our sense of personal fulfillment has increased
c) and our sense of personal fulfillment have declined
, d) and our sense of personal fulfillment have increased ANS - c) and our sense of personal fulfillment
have declined
With technology such as Facebook available, Americans report
a) more friends than ever before.
b) a sense of loneliness and isolation related to the superficial communication
in the online world.
c) a decreased number of people suffering from an intimacy deficit.
d) we spend more time with each other instead of with technology. ANS - b) a sense of loneliness and
isolation related to the superficial communication
in the online world.
Many theorists agree that the basic challenge of modern life involves struggling with such problems as
a) forming a solid sense of identity.
b) arriving at a coherent set of values.
c) developing a clear vision of a future that realistically promises fulfillment.
d) all of these. ANS - d) all of these.
True or false: according to research, many commonsense notions about happiness appear to be
accurate. ANS - false
True or false: In general, women are less happy than men; this is evident in the statistics indicating that
women are treated for depression about twice as often as men. ANS - false
It appears people enroll in "self-realization" programs because these programs appear to provide
__________
a) profound enlightenment
b) a new circle of friends
c) countless things to do
d) new technological advances ANS - a) profound enlightenment
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